THE amateur videos apparently show the dead children who were killed after Syrian rebels bombed a village near the capital Damascus.

ACTIVISTS say the children were killed when Syrian warplanes bombed
the village of Deir al-Asafir. The village is close to suburbs of the capital that has been witnessing clashes, shelling and air raids between
troops and rebels over the past months.

The British-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights said the bombardment
of the village killed eight children. Another activist group, the Revolution Command Council said 10 children were killed when warplanes struck the village as they played outdoors.

An amateur video showed two girls lying dead in a street while the bodies of two bloodied dead boys were in the back seat of a car parked nearby. Several other wounded children were seen rushed for treatment.

Another video showed the bodies of two dead boys inside what appeared to be a makeshift hospital as others received treatment from injuries while lying on the floor.

The activist videos appeared genuine and corresponded to other reporting about the events depicted. Syria restricts the access of journalists.

Syria's conflict erupted in March 2011 with an uprising against Assad's regime, inspired by other Arab Spring revolts. It quickly morphed into a civil war that has since killed more than 40,000 people, according to activists. Hundreds of children have been killed since the crisis began, according to activists.